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I am wondering for a long time whether this differs from person to person based on their preferred mode of thinking.

As a seemingly overly visual thinker the aspect of making several small decisions about how to layout what I'm writing down by hand also seems to play a huge role in that. I have to make positioning and thereby spacing and sizing decisions, choose the color, as well as making decisions on in what style (caps, cursive, script) I write each letter. I can easily use graphical elements like lines, arrows, boxes, etc.

Anything created digitally by primarily typing will always have a more dynamic and flowing nature, while following the linearity of the typed sequence of characters. It takes away a lot of the decisions that I have to make when laying out a handwritten note.

Anecdotally, I seem to remember mindmaps created with digital tools that rearrange elements automatically based on available space much less than hand-drawn ones. Yet, those come with their own downsides.

In this study they observed specific patterns that previously were attributed to learning and remembering.

> "The present findings suggest that the intricate and precisely controlled handwriting movements have a beneficial impact on the brain’s connectivity patterns related to learning and remembering."

But you are right, they do not directly _prove_ that handwriting yields a greater learning effect.

Cloud since a web interface and email interaction are showcased in the keynote.

I agree, yet I consider this to be the other way round. I treat "rm" still like a direct removal of the file and therefore use it with caution every time. Having it trash the file on my local machines is just a to me hidden fallback. But it is a very valid concern, of course.

Thank you. I just recently discovered the nRF52 as a potential solution for my own BLE project. To use a keyfob as a housing is brilliant and very 'stealth'. I have no experience with the nRF52 chips, but this will be a very useful resource for me.

In your blog post you mention that "switching between 24km/h and 25km/h" is very important. May I ask why? Isn't such a speed difference almost negligible as you easily surpass it when pedalling?

One of the few aliases I always use is:

  alias rm='trash -i'

It will prompt you before moving files to the trash instead of deleting them straight away on macOS.

I've also added the -i flag to the following:

  alias mv='mv -i -v'
  alias cp='cp -i -v'
  alias ln='ln -i -v'

It warns me when a file might be overwritten in the target directory and will display a short protocol of the actions performed due to the 'verbose' flag.

This is awesome! It would be perfect if there an occasional artefact line crossing the entire page vertically could be added. You know, those lines caused by an old crusty ink jet print head. Also a visibly cast shadow by the allegedly scanned edge of the paper due to misalignment on the flat bed would add to the illusion.

I'm very interested in those Boox tablets. Is there a way to have them display a static image (a custom website or Android app) when they are in standby? Or do they force-switch to some screen saver mode, like many e-readers do?

Uhm? Why do you consider a resting heart rate of under 75bpm to be a bad condition?

I'm just assuming that you are within the average age group of hacker news readers (somewhere between 20 and 40 years) it's not really recommended for you to be above 75bpm.

I agree and this kind of work day contraint is by far not suitable for everyone. If you'd tell average Joe, working in retail in some DIY market filling the shelves (just an example for a rather simple job, no implications, judgement or anything) that he from now on would have to work just 6h instead of 8h a day for the same paycheck...would this make him do the work more deliberately? I highly doubt it.

Who actually uses them?

I still can't wrap my head around why people are willing to rate products on pages like amazon or leave restaurant ratings on yelp and write detailed reports on tripadvisor or holidaycheck, but are not willing to do the same for their workplace and schools attended.

The obstacle seems to high for most of the users to write honestly. Only a fraction of the potential people that could be rating (all of the students for example) actually do it.

Facebook would have had the chance in the early days. But I guess that card is drawn...

At some entrepreneurial meetup I met a german scientist, who was working on applying their image and information system's detection algorithms for exactly that. Could be useful to make an "uncheatable" driver's log.

Didn't hear if it actually made it to market. It still would be quite niche, as the only "improvement" would be that the user wouldn't have to enter the current mileage by hand and can just snap a picture.

However I have a strong feeling that other tools, such as "automatic.com" or other systems that plug into the Can BUS of the car are of more use, if you have to manage a small fleet of cars with varying drivers.

The problem with this is most likely insurance and safety related. :(

Dangerous.

The "investors" buying their share expect it to be a safe investment. – Spread damage one could say. But especially in the housing industry the risks are really high that you could actually have to pay on top.

Just a few examples: - Unforeseeable maintenance - Legislative changes that require major changes to your building substance - The risk that tenants mistreat the rented space (think of moisture and fungus due to wrong ventilations habits)

And the worst for you: You have to communicate and deal with the 100 of your "micro-investors". Let's say something really bad happens that requires all of them to pay on top just to avoid a major loss in the futurs...just imagine the number of them trying to get out of that. Maybe even with legal actions.

I have a strong feeling that you didn't think that through and got stoked by the potential to milk a cash cow after you did some basic calculations. :/